Cover — A family arriving at a palace courtyard at dusk

The Luxury Family Travel Edit · Edition No. 01

The world's most beautiful hotels, seen through the eyes of a family with taste.

Mrs Check-In is an editorial guide to design-led hotels and destinations where children are genuinely welcome — and beauty is never compromised to make room for them.

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Featured Stays

The hotels we'd return to with the children

A short list from the current edit — chosen for architecture, interiors, and the rare ability to make a family feel both indulged and at home.

Suite interior — marble bath, tall windows

Paris, France

Le Palais des Jardins

A hotel where children discover art before cartoons.

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Courtyard — olive trees, raked stone

Puglia, Italy

Masseria delle Lucciole

A restored farmhouse where days run on figs and long lunches.

Family Index 91/100 View Family Edit

Pool terrace — sea beyond a low wall

Comporta, Portugal

Casa Areia

Barefoot minimalism that somehow survives small sandy feet.

Family Index 89/100 View Family Edit

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Where We're Going

Destinations, edited for families

Cities and regions we love for their art, architecture, and the small joys of moving through a beautiful place with children in tow.

Haussmann rooftops at golden hour

France

Paris With Children

Museums on a child's clock, gardens between, and pastry as a reward.

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Tuscan hill town, cypress avenue

Italy

Italy For Families

Where good manners include letting children linger at the table.

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Tokyo side street, paper lanterns

Japan

Tokyo, Quietly

A city that treats children with a seriousness they adore.

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The Standard

A score a hotel would be proud to frame

Every stay is measured against the Mrs Check-In Family Index — seven criteria spanning design and architecture, suite comfort, dining, cultural discovery, walkability, and the only question that really matters: would we return? The result is a single, honest number, and an edit you can book on trust.

How the Index works

Coming Annually

The Mrs Check-In Family Hotel Awards

Once a year, we recognise the hotels that get it right — Best Family Suite, Best Design, Best Kids' Club, and more. Not a popularity contest, but an editor's list, awarded to the rooms and resorts that families will remember for a lifetime.

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Laurel badge — Mrs Check-In Awards 2026

Stay in the Edit

A considered letter, sent when there's something worth saying — new stays added to the edit, destination guides, and the occasional table worth crossing a city for.